Frontiers in Plant Science | Functional Plant Ecology

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2024

Phylogenetic diversity drives soil multifunctionality in arid montane forest-grassland transition zone

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xiaofei Wang
Lu Gong
Yan Luo
Zhaolong Ding
Qian Guo
Xiaochen Li
Xinyu Ma

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1344948

2,313 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2024

Effects of meteorological factors and groundwater depths on sap flow density of Populus euphratica in a desert oasis, Taklamakan Desert, China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yanbo Wan
Lei Peng
Abudureyimu Anwaier
Haobo Shi
Dinghao Li
Yu Ma
Qingdong Shi

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1330426

1,480 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Feb 2024

Divergent soil P accrual in ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal trees: insights from a common garden experiment in subtropical China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Pingping Lian
Linglin Xu
Liuming Yang
Kai Yue
Josep Peñuelas

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1333505

1,798 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Feb 2024

Seasonal variations in C/N/P/K stoichiometric characteristics in different plant organs in the various forest types of Sygera Mountain

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yueyao Li
Jiaxiang Wang
Luqi Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1293934

1,909 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Feb 2024

Flower colour and size-signals vary with altitude and resulting climate on the tropical-subtropical islands of Taiwan

in Functional Plant Ecology

Mani Shrestha
King-Chun Tai
Adrian G. Dyer
Jair E. Garcia
En-Cheng Yang
Anke Jentsch
Chun-Neng Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1304849

3,875 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2024

Vertical variation in leaf functional traits of Parashorea chinensis with different canopy layers

in Functional Plant Ecology

Nan Jin
Xiaocheng Yu
Jinlong Dong
Mengcheng Duan
Yuxuan Mo
Leiyun Feng
Rong Bai
Jianli Zhao
Jia Song
Gbadamassi Gouvide Olawole Dossa

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1335524

3,163 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2024

Fuling production areas in China: climate and distribution changes (A.D. 618–2100)

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yunlu Jiang
Aoyu Ren
Xue Sun
Bin Yang
Huasheng Peng
Luqi Huang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1289485

2,334 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 25 Jan 2024

Variations in the plasticity of functional traits indicate the differential impacts of abiotic and biotic factors on the structure and growth of trees in tropical dry forest fragments

in Functional Plant Ecology

Ravi Kant Chaturvedi
Santosh Kumar Pandey
Anshuman Tripathi
Laxmi Goparaju
Akhilesh Singh Raghubanshi
J. S. Singh

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1181293

3,734 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Jan 2024

Minimal impacts of invasive Scaevola taccada on Scaevola plumieri via pollinator competition in Puerto Rico

in Functional Plant Ecology

Susan M. Swensen
Adriana Morales Gomez
Colette Piasecki-Masters
Ngawang Chime
Abigail R. Wine
Nandadevi Cortes Rodriguez
James Conklin
Peter J. Melcher

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1281797

2,016 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 17 Jan 2024

Changing effects of energy and water on the richness distribution pattern of the Quercus genus in China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Shuxia Sun
Yang Zhang
Naixian Wang
Wenjun Yang
Yinuo Zhai
Hui Wang
Peixian Fan
Chao You
Peiming Zheng
Renqing Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1301395

1,235 views
3 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 16 Jan 2024

Detection of a bibenzyl core scaffold in 28 common mangrove and associate species of the Indian Sundarbans: potential signature molecule for mangrove salinity stress acclimation

in Functional Plant Ecology

Bhanumati Sarkar
Hemendra Nath Kotal
Chayan Kumar Giri
Anup Mandal
Nandagopal Hudait
Nithar Ranjan Madhu
Subhajit Saha
Sandip Kumar Basak
Jhimli Sengupta
Krishna Ray

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1291805

2,001 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2024

Plant–soil feedback and plant invasion: effect of soil conditioning on native and invasive Prosopis species using the plant functional trait approach

in Functional Plant Ecology

Hamada E. Ali
Ahmed M. Al-Wahaibi
Muhammad Shafiq Shahid

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1321950

3,029 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2024

Nutrient addition alters plant community productivity but not the species diversity of a mountain meadow in Tajikistan

in Functional Plant Ecology

Okhonniyozov Mekhrovar
Yao-ming Li
Madaminov Abdullo
Yusupov Sino
Lianlian Fan

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1235388

1,501 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2024

Nitrogen addition regulates the effects of variation in precipitation patterns on plant biomass formation and allocation in a Leymus chinensis grassland of northeast China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jianli Ren
Chengliang Wang
Qiaoxin Wang
Wenzheng Song
Wei Sun

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1323766

1,979 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 11 Jan 2024

Effects of long-term afforestation on soil water and carbon in the Alxa Plateau

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xinglin Zhu
Jianhua Si
Xiaohui He
Bing Jia
Dongmeng Zhou
Chunlin Wang
Jie Qin
Zijin Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1273108

2,154 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Jan 2024

Assessing the win–win situation of forage production and soil organic carbon through a short-term active restoration strategy in alpine grasslands

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yan Wang
Zhicheng Wang
Yukun Kang
Zhiming Zhang
Duanhong Bao
Xiaomei Sun
Junhu Su

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1290808

1,457 views
3 citations